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Reichsadlerhumpen, enameled glass Humpen with a double-headed eagle wearing the imperial German crown, 1604; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Figure 220: Humpen (enamelled drinking vessels), German, 17th century. (Left) Tankard decorated with a representation of the Trinity. Height 30 cm. (Right) Reichsadlerhumpen, decorated with the imperi

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